Coleophora versurella

Coleophora versurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species: C. versurella
Binomial name
Coleophora versurella
Zeller, 1849
Synonyms
  • Coleophora miserella Staudinger, 1880
  • Coleophora agricolella Fuchs, 1886
  • Coleophora atlanticolella Rebel, 1896
  • Coleophora tholoneura Meyrick, 1936
  • Coleophora pallorella Benander, 1939
  • Coleophora fayalensis Rebel, 1940
  • Coleophora thalassella McDunnough, 1940
  • Coleophora constanti Hering, 1942
  • Coleophora klimeschi Vlach, 1942
  • Coleophora saccharella Amsel, 1953
  • Coleophora pisella Amsel, 1953
  • Coleophora chiarelliae Pastrana, 1963
  • Coleophora amaranthivora Oku, 1965
  • Coleophora laripennella auct. nec. Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Ecebalia versurella
  • Coleophora enchorda Meyrick, 1931

Coleophora versurella is a moth of the Coleophoridae family. It was described by Zeller in 1849. It is found everywhere in Europe except for Iceland and Luxembourg.[1] It has also been recorded from Argentina, India, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Atriplex[2][3] and Chenopodium species. Other recorded food plants include Halimione portulacoides[4] and Amaranthus[4]. In its later stages, the larva creates a case made from silk and specks of plant material or droppings.

References

  1. ↑ "Coleophora versurella Zeller, 1849". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Coleophora versurellaZeller, 1849". UK Moths.
  3. ↑ Unger, Magnus. "Species: Atriplex littoralis". Lepidoptera.se.
  4. 1 2 "Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants". Biological Record Centre.


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